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Old 10-23-2007, 01:41 AM
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Settled with the fiancee tonight, we are painting it.

We've decided to do it soup to nuts on our own as a couple's productive, bonding thingus. We mean to do a job that will rival a pro body shop, complete disassembly, including engine removal for a total color change. Every panel that can be removed, will be. Then all new seals and a new windshield as a cherry on top.

I've got some experience with these things, and know my way around a paint gun. But I need your best guestimate as to the color code for the paint on this car.



It looks a little bright to be liquid silver, though I don't know the camera settings of the camera that shot this car. Any guesses?

I'll start a thread in Mod Mania once I begin (tomorrow) with step by step pictures, and instructions on disassembly for posterities sake.


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Old 10-23-2007, 01:50 AM
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Good luck with that project... I'll be watching the progress

If you are gonna replicate this car along with its rims (or close)... I suggest you start with the rims.

Get one sample of them to the retail paint shop and try to make a match (or a close color) of the silver rims and the paint you are going to use

The secret of the Silver SVX in the pic is its smooth kit (even though the rear bumper do not match with the sides), and its bright silver color match along with the rims

Just some thoughts, good luck
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Old 10-23-2007, 02:22 AM
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Best of luck!!

The how-to on removing all the body parts for a total repaint will help me a lot with my future projects.
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Old 10-23-2007, 05:32 AM
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Who's car is that? A member on this site? It looks great!
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Old 10-23-2007, 07:37 AM
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It's definitely not liquid silver. It might be along the lines of quicksilver metallic.
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Old 10-23-2007, 07:52 AM
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Who's car is that? A member on this site? It looks great!
For other photos of this car, start HERE

It is a Japanese website, but is somewhat easy to navigate. Sharp alternatives to the rear bumper can be found here.

Start with the 18" RX-8 wheels and, if you like the color, you can have the paint for the car color-matched to them. In one photo, you can see that he has the Subaru center cap in place of the Mazda logo.



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Old 10-23-2007, 08:06 AM
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the car is NOT color matched to the rx-8 wheels. Im going to take a guess on this and say he used subaru's new light silver color, thugh a paint code doesnt come to mind off hand.

An alternitive silver is honda's NH700M....the very bright silver they use on some of their cars.

Just remember some silvers are spray sensitive...you'll need a steady hand to keep the gun moving the same angle, distance, and speed as you spray. Doing the bodywork is a long process, but it's very rewarding in the end. Good luck
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Old 10-23-2007, 08:45 AM
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The SVX in the card number7 here: http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~cloud/svxmono.htm

The wheels are in backwards

Seriously now... is there any way we can invite this guy to our forum? We will learn a lot about our SVXi through him...

Did anyone check the rear spoilers he posted? I like the last one... the thinnest one
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